Brig. Gen. Jason Slider (center), director, Mission Command Center of Excellence, shares a story with retired Sgt. 1st Class Alfred Smith (right), Vietnam Veteran and father of retiring Col. J.P. Smith (left), prior to the beginning of the ceremony, Feb. 10, at Fort Leavenworth’s Frontier Conference Center. Col. Smith, director of the Force Modernization Proponent Center, retired after more than 33 years of service. (U.S. Army photo by Randi Stenson, MCCoE Public Affairs)

James Lowe, Jr. (left), military personnel specialist for the Army Knowledge Management Proponent Office, waves to his team before receiving a coin during a Mission Command Center of Excellence town hall meeting, Jan. 18, 2023, at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. Joe Koskey (right), deputy director, Force Modernization Proponent Center, noted Lowe’s support to not only FMPC, but also the Security Force Assistance Proponent and the immediate value he has brought to both organizations through his vast understanding of human resources processes and systems. Lowe was one of four MCCoE employees recognized at the event. (U.S. Army photo by Randi Stenson, MCCoE Public Affairs)

Following an introduction by Combined Arms Center and Fort Leavenworth Commanding General Lt. Gen. Milford Beagle, Rich Creed, director, Combined Arms Doctrine Directorate, explains the new FM 3-0 and the Army's operational concept, multidomain operations. This feature-length video delivers the same brief given by mobile training teams to familiarize Army forces with the new manual. View on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFYjO3XHd3Q

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Students work through a practical exercise using the Command Post Computing Environment as part of the Mission Command Digital Master Gunner Course, Jan. 13, 2023, at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. This iteration of the three-week course is piloting a new CPCE-only curriculum. Previous versions of the course using the Command Post of the Future will no longer be taught. To learn more about the course or how to enroll, visit https://usacac.army.mil/organizations/mccoe/dots. (U.S. Army photo by Randi Stenson, MCCoE Public Affairs)